what a fun and fantastic day had by all. there was some failures, some laughs and some foolery.
the start of the day i meet gouldy and linny at the front gates and we headed in and renewed our anual passes. there blue and sparkly this year.
we walked around to sonic spinball, the new colours very much suit it and make it far more photographic and as usual its alot of fun.
we then headed to the dark forest. the new themeing of the whole are is fantastic. trees everywhere as you'll see in the photos to come. first was th13teen and what a big dissapointment. the whole coaster was glass smooth and perfectally silent. the themeing was fantastic but the drop in the crypt didnt have any force to it and by the time you realised it had dropped you were ready to fly out of it backwards. all in all th13teen would make a great family coaster but the very detailed themeing for thrill pulls it out of that and the whole ride sorta floats in limbo between family and scare. (phyco coaster yeah right)
then we meet with steve and the rest of the gang and did it again. lots more of the usual to follow, rita, nemy, oblivion, charlie and the chocolate factory, duel.
the new ben and jerrys ice cream palour outside the flume is wicked, if you go i strongly advise you to get a sundae from there.
anyway im shure not many of you will read this bit and would like to see a whole load of piccys, so please enjoy
the first thing you get met with, a great big purplr pair of corkscrews
so good to be back in the towers grounds, there still as beautiful as they always were
one of the hundreds of refrences to sonic the hedehog, not so many to amy, tails and Dr robotnik
always a fun element on spinball
battle galleons is still an stupid ride but very will themed
if you go down to the woods today you'd better not go alone
its still rita but not it has an awful voice to launch you, "you've got to escape go go go"
wraths dont like small vans, please not this in future
quick climb up after the terrorable heartlining
rita is still the same colour but they havent cleaned it over the winter and its very dirty, it very much adds to the ride
the trains have had a very slight simple paint job but it really adds to the area well
themed games
and themed shops too
she is very pretty when she has gone goth
the entrance to th13teen's very very very long que line.
caution, open graves
more of the awsome van themeing, note the drag marks in the mud from the tires, lots and lots of small details
a coaster in the dark forest
entering the crypt
there are wraths in the area
they deserve love too, being a warth can be so lonely
very very sppoky tree on the crypt
the best ride at alton towers if you want to see boobies jiggleing
they even have tarts dacing in the windows, or are they willy wonkas henchmen
why does this purple dragon thing have boobies?
duel signiture shot
time for noms in pasta and pizza
guess what they serve, yep pizza and pasta and salad
and yes its extreamly tasty
runaway mine train is just plain fun as usual
the new star attraction of alton towers, these were better than th13teen, i kid you not
sexy ladys serving ice cream, this is heaven. while you put my chocolate cown on can you say "MOO"
soooooooo tasty
we all like fishy's
turns out fishy's like us too
it be captin gould and first mate linny, RUN!!!!!!!
since where not at all children or sad losers
lets go on this
i dont think children have theis much fun on the nutty, they just dont understand
"THE NUT ROOM"
if i take a photo of you and you take a photo of me it will create a paradox and destroy the universe
im a long wiggley thing in a book, what am i?
new colours are so hot
the towers are still one of my scary'est places on earth, really they are
prifari awsomeness but still not as good as squirril nutty but did produce more lats than th13teen
starting to get all artsy with piccys, ohh coaster shot at an angle
the hairpin is still a very cool element, again look at how those new colours stand out
the colours are louder than th13teen, really they are.
the most neglected area of alton towers
oblivion is still a cool ride worthy of recogniton though
but as usual theres never a que for it.
back to the forest for some tormented treats
pretty new rita control box
the trains almost blend into the trees
the trains even look like big kiddie coaster cars but they are very comfortable, single lap bar
attention to detail is superb.
and the name alton towers is in the old font too, again such detail in the whole of the ride
the new paint scheme even make rita look alot meaner
look empty cars
see mikey, nothing wrong with tire lift hills, there quiet and not one problem were as rita broke down a few times we seen
the go light need some themeing though
but those trees do seem to be able to get anywhere they wish
but this is where the fun is at and has been for the last 12 years
i probally have and you will have probally seen a million photos of this so heres another
the vertical loop is still a very fun element
i love this dive, its small but it packs a punch into the final corkscrew
blade hairtime credit
no gouldy, please god no gouldy. we dont want to see the twins
while on blade this random cat just seemed to appear from somewhere
one final photo of the UK coaster crew.
i hope you have enjoyed the photos i have posted
overall the day was a very good day round the towers, the ques were short, the rides ran well, it was sunny, we found out willy wonka is very excited about the nut room and we all got a new coaster for our coaster count. it was just a shame it was oviously not finished so hopefully when all the themeing is working correctally it will be a hell of alot better.
next up, thorpe park next month, date to be decided yet